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Zambia, Kenya want cargo moved by rail

CCE NEWS TEAM - February 27, 2018

Zambia has introduced a new law compelling mining companies and other bulk cargo handlers to transport at least 30 percent of their freight by rail a move aimed at boosting the rail sector in...

Rendeavour replicates Kenya’s Tatu City in Nigeria

CCE NEWS TEAM - January 30, 2019

Africa’s largest urban developer, Rendeavour, in partnership with the Lagos State Government, has broken ground on a new satellite city development in the Lekki Free Zone a project similar to Kenya's Tatu City. The project,...

Ethiopia’s Assela wind farm project gets financial impetus

CCE NEWS TEAM - May 28, 2018

The Danish government has offered to support the construction of Ethiopia's Assela wind farm project, essentially setting in motion plans for work to start on a project that was mooted in 2012. An agreement signed between...

German firm Ib vogt GmbH starts work on Egypt solar project

cce-admin - February 18, 2018

Construction of three solar parks with a combined capacity of 166.5 MWp has kicked off in Egypt, German-based solar developer Ib vogt GmbH has said. Ib vogt GmbH will be working in partnership with Egyptian...

UK firm buys stake in Kenya’s quantity surveying firm YMR

CCE NEWS TEAM - October 23, 2017

A UK-based global construction and consultancy firm Mace, has acquired a major stake of East African quantity surveying company YMR. Mace’s chief operating officer for consultancy Jason Millett says the move is aimed at strengthening ...

Poor countries most hit by climate Change shows report

CCE NEWS TEAM - November 21, 2018

Developing countries are most impacted by extreme weather events worldwide regularly having to deal with weather catastrophes, a new report has shown. The report by Verisk Maplecroft’s, the Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) shows that nine of...